School board meeting wrestles with new high school plans
The board debated plan changes, cost and process, with Eckles presenting elastic designs to satisfy critics. Members approved pursuing new bids for the main building while considering union labor and future contract details. London report notes 14 new plays possibly of Shakespearean origin to be published soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Collinwood
Mr. Stitzinger
Mr. Gordon
Eckles
Mr. Lockhart
Mr. White
Kerr
Gordon
Lockhart
Johns
Edwards
White
Chain
Stitzinger
Heckert
Barnes
Hamilton
Martin
Carson
Sadler
Pittsburg
London
University Press
County School Controllers Name County Superintendent Elected
Open meeting of county school directors chose W. Lee Gilmore to seek a new term with a first ballot showing 98 for Gilmore, 30 for Liebendorfer, and 5 for Syling. Salary set at 1500, with contenders Gilmore Syling Liebendorfer and a procedural debate over raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lee Gilmore
Gilmore
Lichendorfer
Syling
W. V. Johnston
Hazel Dell
R. G. Brown
Ellwood City
J. A. Welsh
Union Township
J. B. Brinton
Shenango Township
J. W. Humphrey
Charles Robinson
W. 8. Fullerton
Abe Welsh
Welsh
W. Lee Gilmore
John Syling
Princeton
R. R. Liebendorfer
Wurtemburg
Goat Riding Too Rough Sparks $25,000 Woodmen Suit
Julius Deel of Missouri sues the Modern Woodmen of America in federal court for 25000 alleging a Spirit Lake Iowa initiation caused permanent crippling. He claims the ritual involved branding and brutal restraint by lodge members and floor team acting as the main body. He asserts ongoing medical costs and reduced life value from the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Woodmen of America
New Castle
Missouri
Julius Deel
Woodmen
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Deel
Woodmen Hall
Local social notes list visits and gatherings in city
Miss May Snyder returns from Hubbard visit. Mrs. Anna Watson visits daughter in Edgewood. Miss Katherine Duffy and William Stacey visit from Youngstown. Mrs. Adam Ketzell visits her mother in West Washington. Misses Clara Nickum Floy Rodgers and John Jackson visit Pearl Lowers in Sharon to attend the W H Y leap year dance. Anna Truxall called to Beaver Falls for her father Felix Truxall's serious illness.
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May Snyder
Lathrop Street
Hubbard
Anna Watson
Franklin
Fred DeVenny
Edgewood Avenue
Katherine Duffy
William Stacey
Youngstown
Clara Nickum
Floy Rodgers
John Jackson
Pearl Lowers
Sharon
Anna Truxall
Fairview Avenue
Beaver Falls
Felix B. Truxall
John Keifer
Beaver Street
Norris Mitchell
Blaine Street
Lizzie Henne
Woodland Avenue
Frank Reynolds
Philadelphia
The
Postal Telegraph Company
Deaths of the Day Stephen Keast and James Davidson
Stephen Keast former city resident and Civil War veteran dies at 69 in Brier Hill after a long illness. He leaves wife seven children brother Joseph Keast sister Mrs S M Davison and sister in law Mrs John Keast. Funeral Thursday at 2 at the Briar Hill residence. James Davidson longtime Big Beaver Township resident and blacksmith died at 84 years 6 months 17 days. He leaves wife and three children R J Davidson Wesley and William interment Clinton cemetery. funeral time pending.
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Brier Hill
Stephen Keast
Joseph Keast
Highland Avenue
Keast
Enon Valley
Youngstown
S. M. Davinson
Washington Street
John Keast
Briar Hill
James Davidson
Big Beaver Township
Clinton M. E
Tom Johnson’s 3 Cent Fare Fight Transforms Cleveland Politics
The piece honors Tom Johnson as a persistent reformer who won a seven year battle to create 3 cent streetcar fares and universal transfers in Cleveland. It portrays him as a pragmatic idealist who used political skill to challenge entrenched interests and push municipal ownership as a model world over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Manhattan Island
Chicago
Philadelphia
Sonce
Mark Hanna
John D. Rockefeller
Farewell Party for Dr Burdette in West Washington Home
A gathering at Mr and Mrs W H Cox home on West Washington street on Monday evening bid farewell to Dr Charles Burdette physiology lecturer. He left this morning for Pittsburg to begin a hospital project. More than sixteen friends attended as the night offered socializing and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cox
West Washington Street
Charles Burdette
Murderer’s Nerve Fails At The Gibbet
Frank Pearse collapses with sight of the gallows in Dauphin county jail yard as guards support him to have the noose adjusted for the execution for murdering Charles Lehman. The sentence was carried out despite his breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Frank Pearse
Charles Lehman
Dauphin County
Pearse
Luther League Meets Tonight at Miller Home
The Luther league of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church meets Tuesday night at Rev. J. H. Miller and wife’s home on Young Street.
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Luther League of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
J. H. Miller
Young Street
Clean Soft Cotton Rags At The News Office
Readable note credits rags available at The News office for cleaning and maintenance use. Mentions location at 210i with no further instructions.
Old Resident of Fayette Dies at 72 in Neshannock Falls
William Wareham longtime Neshannock Falls resident Wilmington township died Monday at his home after a yearlong illness and a recent stroke. He was 72, a veteran and church member survived by his wife Martha and three sons G M Beaver Falls M P Donora and Frank Meadville plus two brothers and a sister. The funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 PM at the Lutheran church in Fay with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wareham
Neshannock Falls
Wilmington Township
Rich Hill
Margaret Mustweiller
Fay
Funeral services for Earl Wayne Shoaff at family home
The funeral for Earl Wayne Shoaff son of Mr and Mrs Robert Shoaff of 685 Moravia Street will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 30 oclock at the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wayne Shoaff
Robert Shoaff
Moravia Street
Hartje Allegations Mirror Lord Case in Divorce Trial
The Bridgeport hearing concerns Henry J. Lord a wealthy horseman and poultry breeder who accuses his wife of infidelity with coachman Harry Cameron. Witnesses including Jerome Vickers and R W Vickers testify to alleged kissing and presence in the Lord home. Mrs Lord arrives with her mother.
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United Press
Bridgeport
Conn
Henry J. Lord
Nichols, Conn
Robinson
Jerome Vickers
Lord House
Lord
Frank Zewald
Lords
Corner stone laid for International Bureau building
The International Bureau of the American Republics will lay the corner stone of its new building next Monday with ceremonies. Attendees include President Roosevelt Vice President Fairbanks cabinet diplomatic corps supreme court senate and house officers of the army and navy and other notable figures. Speeches by the president Secretary Root Ambassador Nabuco of Brazil and Andrew Carnegie. Cardinal Gibbons will deliver the invocation.
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United Press
Washington
International Bureau of American Republics
Governing Board
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
Army and Navy
Root
Nabuco
Brazil
Andrew Carnegie
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic Church
United States
Solemn High Mass Ends Forty Hours Devotion
The Forty Hours devotion concluded Tuesday morning at St. Mary's church with a solemn high mass and a grand procession. Father Hesson of Ellwood presided, with Father Quinn and Father Sharp assisting, and Father Maher as master of ceremonies. Visiting priests Father Dooley and Father De Mita joined the celebration. Children dressed in white scattered flowers and carried candles in the procession.
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St. Mary's Church
Father Hesson
Ellwood
Father Quinn
Father Sharp
Father Maher
Father Dooley
Wampum
Father de Mita
Biggest Balloon Conqueror Starts Voyage for Boston Cup
A. Holland Forbes of the Aero Club of America with Leo Stevens and W. F. Whitehouse launched the 80 000 cubic foot Conqueror balloon from North Adams Massachusetts toward Boston. Natalie Forbes christened the craft and the goal is to land within five miles of the Boston state house to win the Boston Herald cup. After the flight the Conqueror will go to St. Louis.
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North Adams
Mass
America
A. Holland Forbes
Aero Club of America
Leo Stevens
W. F. Whitehouse
Boston
Natalie Forbes
Forbes
Boston State House
St. Louis
Workman Loses Part of Finger and Thumb at New Castle Stamping
Silas Hagerty, of the New Castle Stamping company, had the thumb and index finger of his right hand cut off this morning while operating a press. The injury occurred when his hand caught in material and the die severed finger and thumb. Dr. J. R. Cox attended him and he was sent home on Home Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Hagerty
New Castle Stamping Company
Hagerty
J. R. Cox
No Decision in the Mediata Case
Judge Porter took the papers in the Mediata case awaiting a forthcoming ruling. Frank Mediata, now in prison for perjury, may face a writ of habeas corpus as J W Cunningham was seen in Pittsburg connected with the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mediata
Porter
J. W. Cunningham
Pittsburg
Mediata
New Trials Sought in Damage Cases
A motion for a new trial is filed in Frank C. Douds versus Manufacturers Light and Heat Co after a $600 verdict for injuries from a gas explosion. A separate request for a new trial was filed in Hartzell versus Western Allegheny Railroad Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Douds
Manufacturers Light and Heat Company
Douds
Hartzell
Western Allegheny Railroad Company
Tinner Hurt in Fall From House
Carl Wilson a tinner fell from a roof near the box factory on Cedar street Monday evening and broke his wrist with other injuries. He was taken to Dunn and Rice’s ambulance to the hospital. His home is 467 North Beaver street.
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Carl Wilson
Cedar Street
Dunn and Rice
North
Beaver Street
Women to Arrange for a Rummage Sale at Trinity Church
The women's guild of Trinity church will meet in the church guild room Wednesday afternoon to make arrangements for a rummage sale.
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Women’s Guild of the Trinity Church
Cooper's stomach theory nets record sales for new medicine
The article touts L. T. Cooper's claim that a healthy stomach cures most illnesses while admitting some diseases are organic. Boston chef A C Brock endorses the remedy, noting dramatic personal improvement and rapid weight gain after using Cooper medicine. McKee's Cut Rate Medicine Store promotes the preparation.
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L. T. Cooper
Cooper
A. C. Brock
Brock Restaurant
Market District
Boston
Massachusetts
Mr. Cooper
Cooper Medicine
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Eli Goocers
Adam Ketzell
Rachael McKinley
W. C. Smith
Fairmont Avenue
DR. Burdette
Luther League
Fayette
Hartje
International Bureau OF the AM. Republics
Workman
Hay's Fell Air
Boc Hay Spec, Co
Newark
Clutton
Neely
Paisley’s Phar
J. C. Hotton
Love & Megown
Mahoningtown
McMillen
Tinner
Anty Drudge
Nature
C.M. Hartzel
Jefferson ST
Bell
Citizen
W. S. Foltz
Samuel Foltz, “Ashiee
George Greer
PENNA
U. S. Bonds
U. S. Treas
Cash and Exchange
P. K. Fonville
Mt. Pleasant
Akron
Fonville
Conner’s
BE. Street
R. Mon
East Street
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